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Hardware

Watch out, Amazon: Google set to launch Echo competitor at event Tuesday

Google is poised to launch its Amazon Echo challenger at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday, according to reports from… Read More

Amazon revamps Fire HD 8, cuts price 40% to $90, says its tablet sales have more than doubled

Amazon unveiled a new version of its Fire HD 8 tablet this morning, with more memory and additional storage, and dropped… Read More

Facebook hardware lab

Area 404 is found: Facebook shows off its new state-of-the-art hardware lab

When Mark Zuckerberg revealed his personal challenge for the new year back in January, he said he wanted to build an AI… Read More

Pebblebee Finder: Former Boeing engineers launch new Kickstarter for next-gen tracking device

In 2014, when former Boeing engineers Daniel Daoura and Nick Pearson-Franks launched Pebblebee, they marketed their flagship product as the… Read More

Synapse hardware development firm acquired by Cambridge Consultants

Synapse, a Seattle-based product development firm that makes devices for companies including Nike, Valve, Microsoft, Samsung and others, has been… Read More

After suspected hardware glitch, IRS computers go back online

The initial headlines were enough to take one’s breath away: “Internal Revenue Service reports computer troubles,” or “IRS computers crash.” It’s… Read More

Joule

Meet ‘Joule’: Top chefs develop high-tech cooking device, aiming to spark a revolution in the kitchen

Measuring just 11 inches tall and 1.85 inches in diameter, with no digital display of its own, the cylindrical white device may not look revolutionary.… Read More

Acer unveils Windows 10 devices, including convertible laptop and battery powered desktop

Windows 10 has been out for 2 and a half months now, but the hardware race around Microsoft’s operating system is… Read More

Microsoft just threw a secret geek party in New York, and we were there to crash it

NEW YORK — Microsoft just threw an epic geek party in New York City to celebrate its latest hardware launch.… Read More

Live from NYC: Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 4, Band 2, Lumia 950, HoloLens developer edition

NEW YORK — The stage is set, Windows 10 signs are illuminated and Microsoft appears ready to pull the curtain off… Read More

What to expect as Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 4, Band 2 and new phones in New York this week

Microsoft is about to unveil its next generation of gadgets at a blowout press event in New York City on Tuesday.… Read More

Amazon’s Fire Phone is MIA from new lineup, but execs won’t confirm its death

SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon announced a sweeping update to its hardware lineup on Thursday, but there was one device noticeably… Read More

It’s official: Microsoft to hold hardware extravaganza in New York on Oct. 6

Microsoft sent out cryptic invitations on Monday for an October 6 press event in New York that will be all… Read More

Geek of the Week: Seattle entrepreneur Mina Yoo invents products that provide an ‘extra hand’

Like many entrepreneurs and inventors, Mina Yoo was inspired to launch her current venture, Lulabop, to solve a problem that she experienced… Read More

Wait continues for new Windows 10 hardware after IFA delivers more of the same

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promised in July that we would have the “widest range of Windows hardware ever available” later this… Read More

Crowd Supply raises cash from MIT director Joi Ito for hardware-focused crowdfunding site

Crowd Supply is raising more cash for its “highly-curated” crowdfunding site. The Portland-based startup added an additional $350,000 to its second seed… Read More

Self publishing meets the physical world: Amazon reportedly working on platform for inventors

When Amazon opened up the Kindle Store to self-published authors, the company touched off a massive change in the book… Read More

Startup vets Dan Shapiro and Tony Wright form Glowforge, raise cash for stealthy hardware project

Seattle startup veteran Dan Shapiro vowed after college that he’d never go into the software business, even though his dad… Read More

TableSafe raises $2M to help restaurant patrons pay bills quickly and securely

TableSafe is looking to transform how you pay restaurant bills. The Seattle company — maker of the RAIL bill paying… Read More

Amazon to boost hiring at Lab126 hardware unit, aiming at home gadgets and wearables

Amazon.com is looking to boost hiring by at least 27 percent at its little-known Lab126 hardware unit over the next… Read More

Beautiful pics on the iPhone: Lens maker Moment raises $1.5M from Maveron, Founder’s Co-op, others

Marc Barros knew that people loved taking spectacular photos on their smartphones, but even he was blown away by the… Read More

Illumagear raises $1.25 million to keep construction workers safe on the job

Illumagear has an important mission: Keep workers safe on the job. The Seattle company is the maker of the Halo… Read More

MakerBot brings 3D printing to the masses with new Replicator Mini

MakerBot announced today that it is now shipping the new Replicator Mini, a small 3D printer for people who don’t… Read More

Techstars Seattle applications due Sunday, hardware startups welcome

For the first time ever, the Techstars Seattle incubator is welcoming hardware startups. While the program has typically only accepted software-focused… Read More

Boeing engineers create the PebbleBee, so you never lose your keys, kids or TV remote

Are you one of those folks who always seems to lose your keys, cell phone or TV remote control? Well, don’t… Read More

Advice for hardware startup founders: Scope how big your idea is before raising money

There’s been an influx of hardware startups popping up in recent years, with cheaper tools and crowdfunding platforms making it… Read More

Photo lens maker Moment nears $500K on Kickstarter — ten times original goal

With just under a day to go, Marc Barros is ecstatic about the response to Moment’s Kickstarter effort. And with… Read More

Smartphone camera lens maker Moment blows past Kickstarter goal, raises $100,000 in 28 hours

Earlier this week, we told you the story about Moment, the new hardware upstart from Contour founder Marc Barros that’s… Read More

Marc Barros emerges with Moment, mini lenses for your smartphone camera

Tucked on the fifth floor of a brick office building in Pioneer Square, Marc Barros is attempting to create Seattle’s… Read More

SNUPI raises $7.5M for sensor network Wally, looks to detect water leaks in homes

SNUPI Technologies, the University of Washington spin out led by serial entrepreneur Jeremy Jaech, has scored $7.5 million in financing… Read More

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